Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

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MISSOURI.
on account of the uncertainty of the
law and the difficulty experienced in
arriving at a satisfactory opinion,
the court took the matter under adj
visement to be passed on at some flu
ture term of the court. This left
nothing for any attorney to do until
such time as this motion should have
been passed upon. 1t would, there
fore, have been useless for Mr. Rob
ertson to have asked the court to APP
point some n to represent the
state, as there was nothing for him to
do. Had the court overruled the
motion, there would have been no
need for an attorney for the state /;
had the motion been sustained, the
court would then have appointed
some attorney to try the case. 1t
would certainlay have been in bad
taste for Mr.. Robertson to have sug-
gested the appointment of any parti-
cuIar attorney, and 1 suspect if Mr..
Cook were a party to a suit he would
not go to the attorney of the other
party to get suggestions as to the
lawyer he should employ.
The editorial in Saturdays InteUi-
qeneer, goes on further to state that
Mr. Mosby says he wrote Judge
Robinson, requesting him to pass on
the motion for new trial, and that
Judge Robinson answered that if
Geo. Robertson would consent, he
would. Had Mr.. Mosby known that
this statement would be used as an
argument, proving positively that Mr..
Robertson had %corruptly contrived
while Prosecuting Attorney to defeat
the administration of justice, he would
certainly have informed Mr.. Cook
that the court was not then in session,
and that no order in, or disposition
of any case can be made in vacation
o. the court without the consent of
the attorneys for both sides. The
numblest citizen in the state is privil-
eyed to have the questions effecting
his liberty passed upon by the high
est court in the state. Had Judge
Robinson overruled the motion for
new trial at the time Mr.. Mosby ask
ed him to pass upon 1t, Bedell would
have been denied his right of appeal
to the Supreme Court, since all papers
for the perfection of appeals-afi-
davits, bonds and bills of exceptions
must be filed in term time, unless
permission be previously obtained in
term time and entered of record that
they may be filed in vacation. Had
Mr.. Robertson consented to the de.
cision being made on that motion
when requested by Mr.. Mostly, he
would have been recreant to the con
fdence reposed in HIM by is client.
Had he consented he would have
placed bis client in the position Of
running a risk of being deprived Of
one of the dearest rights of an Amer
lean citizen, that of having the high
est court in the State pass upon the
question of his liberty.
The records copied by Mr.
Cook utterly fail to show any
corrupt or improper conduct OIL
the part of Mr.. Robertson.
and the facts above stated, 1 thinl
conclusively demonstrate that the
charges made against him by Mr.
Cook are wholly without foundation
AS Mr.. Cooks seems to have aban,
doned his charges of corruption
against Judge Robinson, / shall at.
tempt no explanation of why he die
not pass upon the motion for new
trial in the Bedell case further thar
suggested heretofore, but shall leave
it to be brought out at the proper
time before the committee of invests.
CATION.
At the request of the gentleman
accused of corruption in office, the
Court has appointed a committee tc
thoroughly investigate their officia.
actions. The fact that every one in
terested will be given an opportunity
to appear before that committee to
tell what he knows in the matter,
and the character of the men com
! posing it, preclude the idea that il
will be a mere ''whitewashing" inyes.
tigation.
My only apology for writing thi:
article in advance of the report Of
this committee is the desire to prevent,
as far as is in my power, the usually
fair minds of the people of thi:
county from becoming prejudiced by
the partial statement Of facts and the
constant reiteratlon of unfounded
charges. j. q. TRrMBLE.
Notice of Removal.
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